The EPA and emissions standards are only half the problem - the other half is the problem was created by Congress itself in 1973
They created the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards, and passed authority on those to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration within the Dept of Transport.
CAFE standards and the EPA are both the reason why Americans can’t have inexpensive, long-lasting automobiles. Even basic automobiles now must be low-powered, fuel injected, turbocharged, complex, computer-controlled engines that don’t last as long, cost a year’s salary, and are difficult to repair.
Congress needs to reign in the NHTSA as well
“Passing the House isn’t enough, of course. Like any other bill, it must pass the U.S. Senate and be signed into law – or override a veto – in order to go into effect. “
And yet the EPA does not need to overcome any such barrier to impose such law. Which is constitutionally illegal. There is not point in having a legislature that can delegate their responsibility to someone else, thereby bypassing the constitutional protections that the founders intended.
As usual, another great column.
It points toward the palpable fear government has of Trump 47.